IBMEC Rio de Janeiro



Syllabus and Itinerary*

International Business Issues and Economic Perspectives: Brazil and the US

WCOB 230V

Summer Program in Brazil 2016

Sam M. Walton College of Business (WCOB),

University of Arkansas

Program Leader: Dr. Adriana Rossiter Hofer

Email: ahofer@walton.uark.edu

DESCRIPTION: This course will familiarize students with the socio-economic, business, and cultural environments in Brazil. Our objective is that upon completion students will be informed and conversant in the key issues in the Brazilian/American economic, business, and cultural relationships. Instruction is in English and will include both classroom and extramural activities. The course will be guided by UA faculty with guest lecturers from the business and academic communities, incubating thus valuable networking opportunities for the students. Field trips will include visits to business enterprises and cultural attractions in Rio de Janeiro and Recife. The program includes 9 hours of preparatory meetings at WCOB giving students a background in Brazil’s geography, history, as well as the current business, economic, and cultural environments. During these sessions students will be also exposed to some basic communication in Portuguese.

GRADING:

Class Participation: 50% of grade

Team Project: 30% of grade

Quiz: 20% of grade

Class Participation:

As representatives of the University of Arkansas, it is expected that you take this course with the professionalism required from you in the business environment, therefore participating actively in all course activities. Your participation grade will be based on several factors, such as punctuality, attendance, engagement and quality of participation in lectures, discussions, and company visits.

Any disruption to the program, such as lateness, not following the instructor's directions, or any disruptive behavior will negatively impact your participation grade.

Important Note: In particular, if any major disruption to the program is caused due to careless behavior (such as by excessive drinking), the student will automatically receive a grade "F" in participation.

* Subject to change.

Team Project:

You will be working on a group of 3 or 4 students and will prepare a presentation related to any business-related topic of your interest with focus on Brazil. At the end of your presentation, you should include pictures of the trip you would like to share with the group. These pictures should capture Brazilian idiosyncrasies that caught your attention during the trip.

Quiz:

At the end of the second week, you will take a short quiz that will cover all the content delivered during the course presentations and company visits.

READINGS: Primary reading assignments will be available online and distributed electronically. Web-Page addresses are provided below. Additional reading material and references will be provided.

PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE RESOURCES:



Choose English to Portuguese and type your phrase or word



Nice podcast lessons

Mango software (check at UofA libraries)

Preparatory Sections

February 27th (9AM-12PM)

April 1st (5:30PM – 8:30PM)

April 30th (9AM-12PM)

Room WJWH 0103

Class Website through Blackboard:

Saturday, February 27th: Introduction to Brazil

• Faculty and student introductions

• Syllabus overview

• Roommates & group members selection

• Brazilian visa application

• Overview of Brazil

o Modern Brazil

▪ Geography

▪ People

▪ Culture

▪ Government

▪ Economy

• Introduction to Rio 1: Neighborhoods

• Portuguese Phrases

Reading Assignments (Introductory Links)



(US Relations to Brazil)

(Background)

(Timeline)

(FDI Latin America)

Friday, April 1st: Introduction to Brazilian History and Economic Conditions in Brazil

• Economy Overview

• A Brief History of Brazil

▪ Portugal and Colonial Period and Monarchy

▪ Independence and Republics

▪ Vargas and Modernization 1930-1954

▪ Military Rule

▪ Democracy

• Introduction to Rio 2 : Culture

• Portuguese Phrases

Reading Assignments (Links)

Economic Background



(International Monetary Fund's Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board (DSBB)

(Brazil and China)

(The Economist article: Has Brazil Blown it?)

Politics: Lula and Dilma

(Lula’s profile by BBC)

 (Dilma’s profile by BBC)

(The making of “Lula of Brazil”)

Reading Assignments

Doing Business in Brazil:



(Differences by Intercultural consultants)



(FedEx Video collections: Best trade practices)

(Understanding the Brazilian Market)

Transportation and Infrastructure









Saturday, April 30th: The Northeastern Brazil

• Overview of the Northeast region and Pernambuco

• Student presentations on companies

• Final countdown to travel

Rio de Janeiro: The City – What to expect on arrival

▪ The Flight

o What to bring

▪ Arrival

o Clearing Customs

▪ You are tourists!

o Getting to our hotel

▪ Brazilian money, money exchange, price conversions

• Portuguese Phrases

• Q & A

Reading Assignments (Links)

(Northeast Brazil)





Sun, May 15th: Depart from XNA

United Airlines Flight # UA 4483 – Departure 3 PM

Arrive 2 hours early WITH PASSPORT

In- country Academic Activities

Lectures:

- Brazil economy and politics

- Brazil US relations

- Distribution in Brazil

- Logistics in Brazil

- The Oil Industry

Company visits:

- COI Group: Medical industry

- Correios: Brazilian Post Office and Official Logistics Provider of 2016 Olympic Games

- Galeão: Rio de Janeiro International Airport

- Petrobrás: Brazil’s Oil Company

- Porto of Recife

- Walmart Northeast: Distribution Center and Stores

WCOB Study Abroad Program

Rio de Janeiro (Fucape) and Recife: May 14 – June 5

Important Contact Information:

Hotels:

Hotel-Apartment: Residencial Apartt



Rua Francisco Otaviano 42

Copacabana RJ 22080-040, Brazil

55 (21) 2522-1722

Marante Plaza Hotel

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Avenida Boa Viagem, 1070

Recife - PE, 51011-000, Brazil

55 (81) 3327-2827

Adriana Hofer’s cell phone for call or text: In the US and Brazil 1 (479) 283 9322 (email: ahofer@walton.uark.edu)

|BRAZIL STUDY ABROAD 2016 – ITINERARY* |

|Sunday |Monday |Tuesday |Wednesday |Thursday |Friday |Saturday |

|May 15th |May 16st |May 17st |May 18st |May 19st |May 20st |May 21st |

|  |AM: Check in | |8AM – 5PM: Correios |AM: Museu do Amanhã |9:30 AM: Tour of Centro|11 AM: Depart to Sugar |

| | | |(Brazil’s Post Office | |(Paço Imperial and |Loaf |

| | | |and Official Logistics| |“Igrejas”) | |

| | | |Operator for the 2016 | | | |

| | | |Olympic Games): DC, | | | |

| | | |HQ, and museum | | | |

| 3PM: Depart from NWA|PM: Lunch in |Noon: Lunch at | |Noon: Lunch | |  |

|(Flights UA 4483/129)|Ipanema, ATM, |Confeitaria Colombo / | | |3 PM: Marcello Cappucci| |

| |groceries, passport|2 PM: Theatro | |4PM: Petrobrás |(Brazil’s International| |

| |copies, and rest |Municipal | | |Relations) | |

| | |/ 3PM: Program | | | | |

| | |Overview | | | | |

| | |4 PM: Marcelo Mello - | | | | |

| | |economics (Brazil | | | | |

| | |2016: The Ghost and | | | | |

| | |the Darkness) | | | | |

| |Early dinner at a | |Free evening |Free evening |Group evening: Centro |Group evening: Samba at |

| |"Boteco" in Ipanema| | | | |Lapa (Rio Scenarium) |

|May 22nd |May 23rd |May 24th |May 25th |May 26th |May 27th |May 28th |

|Free day! Enjoy the | |AM: Group project work| 11:30 AM: Danny |AM: Group Project work |  |AM: Free |

|beach, rent bikes, |11 AM: COI Group | |Aronson (The future of| | | |

|and buy souvenirs at |(Medical Group), | |the Oil Industry in | | | |

|the “Feirinhas” at |Drive by Olympics | |Brazil and the rest of| | | |

|Praça General Osório |city | |the | | | |

|and Copacabana | | |world) | | | |

|  | |2 PM: Galeão (Rio de|3 PM : César Lavalle |1 PM: Christ the |1 PM: Exam and Group |Optional: Maracanã or |

| | |Janeiro Airport |(Logistics in Brazil) |Redeemer |presentations |Botanic Garden |

| | |Operations) | | | | |

| | | | | | | |

| |PM: Dinner in |Free evening |Free Evening |PM: Group dinner at |PM: Free evening. Last |PM: Group dinner at |

| |Leblon | | |Fogo de Chão |evening to enjoy night |Lagoon and REST!!! |

| | | | | |life in Rio! | |

|May 29th |May 30th |May 31st |June 1st |June 2nd |June 3rd |June 4th |

| |  | | | |  |  |

|9 AM: Depart Hotel to|7 AM: Walmart |11 AM: Olinda (day |8AM: Porto de Galinhas| | | |

|airport (Recife) Gol |stores (Todo Dia |tour) & |beach and Muro Alto | | | |

|G3 5615 |format) |Lunch at Oficina do |(day tour) | | | |

| | |Sabor | | | | |

| |2PM: Walmart DC) | | |2PM: Port of Recife |2 PM: Catamarã tour |Noon: Check out and |

|Check-in | | | | | |leave to airport for |

|Groceries | | | | | |departure |

|Dinner at Paraxacá | | | | | | |

|Feirinha Boa Viagem |PM: Entre Amigos |PM: Rio Mar Mall and |PM: Dinner at |PM: Tour and group |Dinner at Spettus Steak|  |

| |restaurant |Boteco |Alphaiate |dinner at Recife Antigo|House | |

|* Subject to change | | | | | | |

Additional Readings:

(Brazilian online news)

(Rio de Janeiro online newspaper)

(World Bank description on Brazil)

(World Bank indicators)

(BBC article on Brazil: The gentle giant awakes)







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(make sure to click and drag)



(IMF Dissemination Standards Bulleting)



Magazine Articles:

The Economist (2004) “Brazil's trade diplomacy: Looking south, north or both?”

Feb 5th 2004 | SÃO PAULO

Business Week Online, January 24, 2005 “Brazil: Betting On The Working Poor.”

The New Yorker. Mead, Rebecca. (2003, March 17) ``Dressing for Lula", pp. 82-91.

BusinessWeek, September 27, 2004 “Brazil's Soft Spot For Software Development”

Books:

Cardosa, Eliana and Ann Helwege.  Latin America's Economy: Diversity, Trends, and Conflicts.  Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1995. (paper)

Franko, Patrice.  The Puzzle of Latin American Economic Development. Rowman and Littlefield, 1999.  (paper)

Bulmer-Thomas. Economic History of Latin America, Cambridge U. Press, 1994 ISBN: 0-521-368723

Thorp, Rosemary. Progress, Poverty and Exclusion: An Economic History of Latin America in the 20th Century, Johns Hopkins Press for the IDB, 1998.  

Inter-American Development Bank. (2000) .``Latin America at the Turn of a New Century", Development beyond Economics: Economic and Social Progress in Latin America, Annual Report.

Journal Articles:

Sokoloff, Kenneth and Stanley L. Engerman. (2000) ``Institutions, Factor Endowments, and Paths of Development in the New World", Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 217-32.

Wasserman, Miriam. (2002) ``Trouble in Coffee Lands'', Regional Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2002:QII, pp. 4-13.

BRAZIL STUDY ABROAD PRESENTATION RUBRIC

|Presentation |

| |1 |2 |3 |4 |Level |

|Graphics |Several graphics are |All graphics are |A few graphics are not |All graphics are | |

|5% |unattractive AND |attractive but a few do|attractive but all |attractive (size and | |

| |detract from the |not seem to support the|support the |colors) and support the| |

| |content of the |theme/content of the |theme/content of the |theme/content of the | |

| |presentation. |presentation. |presentation. |presentation. | |

|Organization |There is no clear plan |Some information is |Most information is |Information is | |

|30% |for the organization of|logically sequenced. An|organized in a clear, |organized in a clear, | |

| |information. |occasional slide or |logical way. One slide |logical way. It is easy| |

| | |item of information |or item of information |to anticipate the type | |

| | |seems out of place. |seems out of place. |of material that might | |

| | | | |be on the next slide. | |

|Spelling & Grammar |Presentation has more |Presentation has 1-2 |Presentation has 1-2 |Presentation has no | |

|5% |than 2 grammatical |grammatical errors but |misspellings, but no |misspellings or | |

| |and/or spelling errors.|no misspellings. |grammatical errors. |grammatical errors. | |

|Posture and Eye Contact |Slouches and/or does |Sometimes stands up |Stands up straight and |Stands up straight, | |

|10% |not look at people |straight and |establishes eye contact|looks relaxed and | |

| |during the |establishes eye |with everyone in the |confident. Establishes | |

| |presentation. |contact. |room during the |eye contact with | |

| | | |presentation. |everyone in the room | |

| | | | |during the | |

| | | | |presentation. | |

|Speaks Clearly |Often mumbles or cannot|Speaks clearly and |Speaks clearly and |Speaks clearly and | |

|5% |be understood. |distinctly most ( |distinctly all |distinctly all | |

| | |85-94%) of the time. |(95-100%) the time, but|(95-100%) the time, and| |

| | |Mispronounces a few |mispronounces a few |mispronounces no words.| |

| | |words. |words. | | |

|Enthusiasm |Very little use of |Facial expressions and |Facial expressions and |Facial expressions and | |

|5% |facial expressions or |body language are used |body language sometimes|body language generate | |

| |body language. Did not |to try to generate |generate a strong |a strong interest and | |

| |generate much interest |enthusiasm, but seem |interest and enthusiasm|enthusiasm about the | |

| |in topic being |somewhat faked. |about the topic in |topic in others. | |

| |presented. | |others. | | |

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